Saudi King and Crown Prince Condole Kuwait
In a heartfelt gesture of solidarity, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed their deepest condolences to the Emir of Kuwait on Monday following the passing of Sheikh More »
Putin and Abbas Discuss Gaza Crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday during Abbas’ visit to Russia. Arriving on Monday, Abbas aims to discuss the ongoing Gaza conflict with More »
Saudi Arabia Voices Strong Support for Gaza Peace Initiatives
Saudi Arabia has firmly aligned itself with the recent joint statement made by President Joe Biden of the United States, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt, and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, More »
Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Yemeni president names man who got him death sentence as justice minister
Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi swore in the country’s new justice minister on Sunday, the same man who had him sentenced to death in 1987, a presidential source told Al Arabiya News Channel’s Arabic website. Khaled Omar Bajunaid, then
French celebrate 175 years of presence in Jeddah
The French Consulate General is celebrating the 175th anniversary of the opening of the French Consulate in Jeddah with a number of cultural programs which kicked off Sunday and will last through Thursday. Louis Blin, French consul general in Jeddah,
U.N. peacekeepers find no evidence of Darfur ‘mass rape’
The U.N. said Monday it has found no evidence Sudanese troops had raped 200 women and girls in the Darfur region, where insurgents have been battling government forces since 2003. Local media reported soldiers entered Tabit in North Darfur after
Hundreds of drifters arrested in Riyadh
Riyadh traffic police arrested more than 646 car drifters during the last six months thanks to its undercover and intensive campaigns at drifting sites. The campaign was carried out by research teams in Riyadh supported by the official traffic patrols.
Pakistani court remands four suspects in lynching of Christians
A Pakistani court on Monday remanded in custody four people accused of burning to death a Christian couple for alleged blasphemy — killings which have sparked nationwide anger. Bonded laborer Shehzad Masih and his pregnant wife Shama Bibi were beaten
KSA to pay $2m for education of Syrian children
Interior Minister and General Supervisor of the Saudi National Campaign to Support the Brothers in Syria Prince Mohammed bin Naif have decided to cover the tuition fees of 3,000 Syrian students who are now enrolled in Lebanese schools to the
Indian woman stripped, paraded on donkey as punishment
A woman was partially stripped naked and paraded on a donkey through her village in northern India after being accused of killing her nephew, police said Monday. Members of the village also blackened her face with coal dust and cut
Iraqi president to visit Kingdom today
Iraqi President Fuad Masum is to visit the Kingdom on Tuesday for the highest-level talks between the two neighbors in years, as relations thaw, the SPA announced on Monday. Saudi-Iraqi relations began to improve after Masum’s nomination of Prime Minister
Jordan jails four over links with ISIS group
A Jordanian court on Monday sentenced four men to jail on charges of membership of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group and for promoting the jihadist organization on the Internet. The four Jordanians were arrested in August
KSA green technology patents up 58%
The Kingdom increased its patents in 2013 by 58 percent for technological inventions and solutions to protect the country’s environment. This is according to Muhammed Al-Suwaiyel, president of the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), quoting a Thomson
U.S. blacklists Yemen’s Saleh, Houthi leaders
The United States on Monday blacklisted former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and two Houthi rebels, two days after the U.N. Security Council took a similar step, accusing the trio of role in Yemen’s unrest. The U.S. Treasury said it
Al-Ahsa murderers condemned
The Cabinet condemned on Monday the Al-Ahsa attackers as murderers and welcomed an initiative by scholars, intellectuals and preachers to counter extremism in the country. Crown Prince Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, chaired the meeting at the Al-Yamamah
Assad mulls U.N. plan to ‘freeze’ Aleppo fighting
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Monday he was ready to study a U.N. plan to “freeze” fighting in the northern city of Aleppo, a statement from his office said. “President Assad has been informed by [U.N. envoy Staffan] de Mistura
Netanyahu ‘invites’ Israeli-Arabs to leave Israel
Premier Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday publicly challenged Israeli Arabs protesting against a deadly police shooting in one of their villages to go and live in the West Bank and Gaza. Ahmed Tibi, a prominent Arab legislator, said the comments showed
Top diplomat says Turkey must counter Armenian genocide claims
Turkey needs to develop a strategy to counter pressure to acknowledge the World War I killings of Armenians as a genocide as the 100th anniversary of the massacres looms, a top Turkish diplomat said Monday. Altay Cengizer, director general for
Obama and Putin meet briefly
BEIJING: US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin met briefly Monday in Beijing on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific summit, a senior US official said. The two leaders, who have been engaged for months in a standoff
Taliban bombs kill at least 10 police in Afghanistan
Bombs exploded in three cities in Afghanistan on Monday killing at least 10 policemen, officials said, a day after a Taliban suicide bomber blew himself in Kabul’s police headquarters killing one person. The Taliban were ousted from power in 2001
Saudi Aramco commitments ‘not impacted by oil price moves’
ABU DHABI: A senior official at Saudi Aramco said that the recent fluctuations in oil prices would not threaten the company’s long-term supply commitments. “The recent volatility is not new..˝.(it is) in large (part) due to a weak global economy,”
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